单词 | jet ant |
释义 | > as lemmasjet ant jet ant n. a shiny black ant, Lasius fuliginosus, widespread in Eurasia, which typically makes its nest in a tree cavity. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > family Formicidae or genus Formica > formica fulginosa or jet ant jet ant1747 1747 H. Miles in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 356 Five Species of Ants have occurred to the Observation of our Author…2. The Jet Ant. 1830 Mirror Lit., Amusement, & Instr. 15 24/2 We are acquainted with several colonies of the jet ants. 1902 Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 1901–2 351 This beetle..is found in and about the nests of the jet ant, Lasius fuliginosus. 1996 T. A. Scott tr. F. W. Stöcker et al. Conc. Encycl. Biol. 70/2 The European jet ant (Lasius fuliginosus) and related species of Lasius exploit aphids, which are then popularly known as ‘ant cows’. < as lemmas |
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